LGBTI Pathways
For funding that meets the real needs of the LGBTI community
LGBTI Pathways is a global resource mobilisation research project by the Global Philanthropy Project and ILGA World that will develop credible, reliable, and accurate evidence on the needs, priorities, and funding landscape of the international and regional LGBTI movements.
After collecting over 900 responses from civil society organisations and funders in every region of the world, the LGBTI Pathways team is developing global and regional reports that will be published in early 2027.
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Whether we are longtime activists or newly-formed collectives, we all want to keep our communities safe and to welcome and serve them to the best of our capacity. Accessing resources ensures that we keep showing up for our fellow LGBTI folks, across all backgrounds, identities, or lived experiences.
But today, reactionary governments keep turning their backs on people in need, while they continue to shrink spaces for civil society organisations and leave them to operate under legal restrictions, public attacks, and rising costs.
The funding that strengthens our LGBTI communities is shifting rapidly, and it’s more important than ever that donors make decisions based on the needs of the communities affected.
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But other ways are possible. Organisations that work with and for LGBTI people must receive support that matches their real needs. When we approach funders for more and better funding for LGBTI movements, we need reliable data to show the gaps.
Latest news
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More than 900 survey responses, one room: LGBTI Pathways partners meet to begin data analysis
In June 2026, staff from the Global Philanthropy Project, ILGA World and the Pathways global technical team met in Tallinn, Estonia, to review the first round of analysis of the LGBTI Pathways survey data. Here is what we found
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LGBTI Pathways survey: Join civil society worldwide saying what our communities really need
Hear from civil society organisations and activists from across the world on why taking the LGBTI Pathways survey matters to you and your communities
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Global call for proposals: LGBTI Pathways regional experts
ILGA World and GPP invite civil society, philanthropy and donor governments representatives to submit expressions of interest to join the regional expert groups for the LGBTI Pathways Project. Apply by Monday, 18 August, 23:59 CEST!